Mal + Kate are back with another CBS Survivor! You may know him as "Crazy Uncle Bruce", but this week, Bruce Perreault joins the show and shares about his experience being a castaway on TWO back-to-back seasons of Survivor. He also shares his story of entering foster care as a young child,  his eventual adoption into his foster family at the age of seven, and how he feels like his life experiences leading up to his Survivor journey prepared him to be the strong, resilient, and adaptable Survivor contestant that he was. Outside of life in on TV in Fiji, Bruce is a US Navy Veteran, proud ..read more

Are you into Pop Culture? Do you enjoy following celebrities and their everyday lifestyles? Did you know that many celebrities are a part of the adoption triad? Well, this week, Mal + Kate welcome Kate's longtime bestie, Rebekah Ingraham, to the show! Rebekah [Bekah] has worked in Hollywood her entire career, with nearly 20 years spent with E! News. She was the Executive Producer of E! News's morning talk show, "Daily Pop" where she interviewed your favorite celebrities and discussed the top pop culture headlines of the day. She is now the Chief Media Officer for Travelmation, a premier, top ..read more

Welcome to Season THREE of the Funding Love Podcast with Mal + Kate!  We are two adoptive moms that seek to love, support, and elevate all corners of the adoption triad while running our nonprofit, Funding Love! In year three, we will be talking all about parenting, Disney, adoption, and MORE with an all-star line up of incredible guests both inside and outside the adoption community. So grab your favorite beverage and pull up a chair, because everyone has a seat at our table. Together, we are funding love - the podcast!  Support the show ..read more

Are you a part of the Funding Love Book Club?? Season 2 of the Funding Love Podcast wraps up with our first ever episode of the Funding Love Book Club! On Episode 1 of the Funding Love Book Club, adoptive moms, Mal + Kate, birth mom, Jessie Mattos, and adoptee and adoptive mom, Allison Olsen, discuss the New York Times Notable Book, American Baby: A Mother, A Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption, written by New York Times best-selling author and journalist, Gabrielle Glaser. American Baby is the shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one ..read more

Do you watch CBS' Emmy Award-winning series, Survivor?! Well, this week, Survivor Super Fans, Mal + Kate, get a chance to chat with Kendra McQuarrie, Survivor Season 45's spunkiest castaway, and proud owner of Happy To Be Here. The past decade has taken her from coast to coast, island to island, and many countries along the way, and this week, we are proud to have her voice on the Funding Love Podcast!  Kendra talks all about her story of discovering her adoption, the search for the biological family she never knew she was missing, and the connection, belonging, and love she found on th ..read more

But what if the Lifetime Movie was true?? For identical twin adoptees, Victoria and Eileen, their adoption story actually does come with some Lifetime Movie drama and trauma. Tune in to this unbelievable story of adoption, kidnap, and reunion that ultimately ends with hope, love, and contentment in their experience of adoption. Connect with Victoria + Eileen! Small Shop Instagram Victoria's Travel Instagram Small Shop Connect with  your hosts! @malyourpal @katedawnduck Connect with Funding Love! Website Instagram Facebook Support the show ..read more

Our 8th annual Funding Love Adoptive Family Vacation traveled March 3rd - 9th, and two of our Magic Makers, Jen Wilhorn + Kristen Volz, join Mal + Kate as they recap the week. Tune in as they chat all about the events of the trip, sharing their favorite moments and talking about importance of post-placement care for adoptive families and adoptees. Connect with  your hosts! @malyourpal @katedawnduck Connect with Funding Love! Website Instagram Facebook Support the show ..read more

This week, Mal + Kate talk all things adoption + enneagram with Adoption Wise's Melissa Corkum. As an adoptee and adoptive mom, Melissa Corkum provides insight and resources to adoptees, parents and professionals through her speaking, coaching, and writing. She is a TED Speaker, Safe and Sound Protocol Practitioner, Cultivate Connection Facilitator, Certified Enneagram Coach, and co-founder of Adoption Wise. Additionally, she co-authored Reclaim Compassion and Foundations for Overcoming and Preventing Blocked Care. Connect with Melissa! Instagram Website: Adoption Wise Connect with  you ..read more

The Funding Love Podcast has hit 100 episodes!! Tune in this week as Mal + Kate share the biggest impact the last 99 episodes has had on them and what they have learned over the past year and a half. They also give al little Funding Love update of all the amazing things coming soon. Connect with  your hosts! @malyourpal @katedawnduck Connect with Funding Love! Website Instagram Facebook Support the show ..read more

In the final week of our three-part series, "Adoption is...", Mal + Kate welcome back returning guest, and Funding Love's Volunteer Coordinator, Victoria Jones. Victoria is an adoptee that was adopted at birth by her amazing parents. In this episode, she shares her experience with adoption and her thoughts on the common phrase, "adoption is love". Connect with Victoria! Instagram Connect with  your hosts! @malyourpal @katedawnduck Connect with Funding Love! Website Instagram Facebook Support the show ..read more